American English pronunciation
How to pronounce mercy
IPA transcription: ['mɚsi]
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Noun
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leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
“he threw himself on the mercy of the court”
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a disposition to be kind and forgiving
“in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband”
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the feeling that motivates compassion
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something for which to be thankful
“it was a mercy we got out alive”
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alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed
“distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy”
Usage examples
- As he leaves, Van Horn says, May God have mercy on your soul.
- Hospitals include Mary Matha Hospital and Mercy Hospital.
- In master mercy, strength in man increase!
- Howlett died in Chicago's Mercy Hospital of chronic kidney failure.
- But the thing that's almost unbelievable about God is His grace and mercy.
- Dereham received no such mercy.
- No mercy for cop killers!
- Mercy International Association is a registered charity in the Republic of Ireland.
- She attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
- "Downfall" appears in the "Mercy Reef" pilot teaser.